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Tali Arbel | Associated PressT-Mobile, the country's No. 3 wireless carrier, will pay $48 million for not clearly telling customers how "unlimited" data plans weren't really, well, unlimited. The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that T-Mobile had a policy to slow down the speeds of customers who were the heaviest data users. But the company didn't let customers know how much data used would trigger the lower speed. The FCC says T-Mobile started doing a better job with disclosures in June 2015. The carrier now says in small print on its website that slower speeds may result for customers using more than 26 gigabytes a month. Asked about changes to company policy, a T-Mobile spokesman referred to CEO John Legere's tweet that it was a "good settlement" and more information is good for customers. T-Mobile Fined $48M Over Slowing 'Unlimited' Data Planshttp://wesa.fm/post/t-mobile-fined-48m-over-slowing-unlimited-data-plans
72486 as http://wesa.fmWed, 19 Oct 2016 16:28:30 +0000T-Mobile Fined $48M Over Slowing 'Unlimited' Data PlansKara Holsopple | Allegheny Front Pittsburgh’s Lauren Wallace is willing to go the extra mile to make sure she’s getting the freshest milk possible at the grocery store. She regularly inspects the sell-by dates on the cartons and even digs to the back of the cooler to get the best ones. And when the milk in her fridge hangs around beyond the expiration date, she doesn’t even give the milk a chance to make a case that it’s still viable. “I automatically dump it,” Wallace said. “I wouldn’t even taste it.” Wallace isn’t alone. According to Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, 90 percent of us throw food away — either always, most of the time or occasionally — when that sell-by date arrives. But what many consumers don’t realize is that those dates aren’t intended to be hard and fast deadlines. “They’re a guess by the manufacturer when they think the food will not taste as good or not be at its top quality,” says Emily Broad Leib, the director of the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic. “They’re notBetter Than A Sell-By Date, Your Phone Could Soon Tell You How Fresh Your Food Ishttp://wesa.fm/post/better-sell-date-your-phone-could-soon-tell-you-how-fresh-your-food
61994 as http://wesa.fmThu, 03 Mar 2016 06:52:00 +0000Better Than A Sell-By Date, Your Phone Could Soon Tell You How Fresh Your Food IsLiz ReidA group of state senators is hoping toughen traffic laws around cell phone use. Sen. Rob Teplitz (D-Dauphin) earlier this year introduced a bill to make using a cell phone while driving a secondary offense. “There would be no violation of this law, if it were to pass, unless the person was convicted of another traffic offense,” Teplitz said. The legislation proposes a fine of $50 for the first violation, $100 for the second, and $150 for subsequent violations. Law enforcement officers and emergency service providers would be exempt from the law under certain circumstances, and drivers would still be able to use hands-free devices to talk on the phone. Sen. John Wozniak of Cambria County is one of six Democrats to sign on as co-sponsors of the bill. He said the consequences of violating the proposed law could be far worse than a $50 fine. “If you have to live the rest of your life knowing, because you were talking … to your boyfriend, your girlfriend, your wife, or significant otherBill Would Ban Use of Handheld Cell Phones While Drivinghttp://wesa.fm/post/bill-would-ban-use-handheld-cell-phones-while-driving
46460 as http://wesa.fmWed, 15 Apr 2015 15:23:20 +0000Bill Would Ban Use of Handheld Cell Phones While DrivingEssential Pittsburgh Last week the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases with outcomes that could have a big impact on the future of information privacy. These cases question the Fourth Amendment exception, which lets police to search any items on a person at the time of arrest, including cell phones. Yet many argue that cell phones should be treated differently. University of Pittsburgh Law Professor David Harris explained why many say cell phones are more akin to a diary than a wallet and should require a warrant for search and seizure. How Cell Phone Search And Seizure Could Radically Affect Privacyhttp://wesa.fm/post/how-cell-phone-search-and-seizure-could-radically-affect-privacy
28835 as http://wesa.fmWed, 07 May 2014 19:27:58 +0000How Cell Phone Search And Seizure Could Radically Affect PrivacyPennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has joined top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York in a nationwide initiative to thwart smartphone thefts by rendering the devices useless after a robbery. The “Secure Our Smartphones” initiative was introduced in Pennsylvania by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman this week. It’s a collaboration among attorneys general and municipal leaders asking cell phone manufacturers to develop a “kill switch” for stolen phones. “This would render smartphones unusable when they are stolen,” said Joe Peters, spokesman for PA Attorney General Kane. “This would dry up the secondary markets for resale of stolen cell phones and reuse of stolen cell phones by groups like drug trafficking groups, etcetera.” The effort was begun in June by Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon with the hope of successfully pressuring the smartphone industry to develop a technological solution to what is being called a crime wave. “It’sEffort to Curb Cell Phone Theft Comes to Pennsylvaniahttp://wesa.fm/post/effort-curb-cell-phone-theft-comes-pennsylvania
18916 as http://wesa.fmTue, 29 Oct 2013 17:05:59 +0000Effort to Curb Cell Phone Theft Comes to PennsylvaniaNoah BrodeThe Pittsburgh Planning Commission is reviewing legislation that would create incentives for communications companies to conceal cell phone towers and antennas within regular urban structures. A Pittsburgh resident originally proposed the idea to District 7 Councilman Patrick Dowd, who introduced the measure to Council on Tuesday. District 7 communications manager Nathaniel Hanson said the legislation would encourage companies to hide their new antennas within the most workaday buildings and objects. "For instance, they can be incorporated into a church steeple or a flagpole," Hanson said. "In more rural areas, antennas will be put into trees so they don't look like trees, but they'll blend in with the surroundings." Companies that conceal their towers and antennas wouldn't receive any special tax breaks, Hanson said, but their projects would go through a "more streamlined process" for zoning approval. Hanson cited recent advances in cell phone tower technology for the ability toBill Would Promote 'Camouflaged' Cell Phone Towers in Pittsburghhttp://wesa.fm/post/bill-would-promote-camouflaged-cell-phone-towers-pittsburgh
6786 as http://wesa.fmTue, 26 Mar 2013 17:14:35 +0000Bill Would Promote 'Camouflaged' Cell Phone Towers in Pittsburgh